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A69521	The orthodox foundation of religion long since collected by that iudicious and elegant man, Mr. Henry Ainsworth, for the benefit of his private company, and now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Cornerstone, Christ Jesus crucified / by S.W.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; S. W. (Samuel White)	1641 (1641)	Wing A811; ESTC R8781	48,874	90

separating the good and evill by the Angels the pronouncing of the sentence of mercy to the elect and of judgement to the wicked in the end the delivering up of the Kingdome to his Father that God may be all in all 1 Cor. 15.24 Hitherto of Christs person and office next followeth the object the people upon whom Christ exerciseth his office whom hee teacheth as a Prophet redeemeth as a Priest and ruleth as a King This people are called his Church or Congregation Eph. 5.25 26 27. Object But Christ is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world for all men 1 Cor. 5.15 Ans. By the World are meant the elect of all ages not the Jewes onely or them that then lived but the Gentiles also So all men are meant all the elect 1 Pet. 1.2 2.5 9 24. Heb. 2.9 1 Thes. 2.13 Mat. 24.24 compared with Jud. 4. Object In Rom. 5.18 it is said The offence of one man came on all men to condemnation so the justifying of one is toward all men to justification of life Answ. The Apostle maketh Adam a type of Christ that as all that came of Adam have sin death by generation so all that came of Christ shall have righteousnesse and life through him Adam communicateth his sinne to none but such as are borne of him so Christ communicateth his justice to none but such as are borne of him Object In 2 Pet. 2.1 mention is made of some bringing in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and Rom. 14.15 the Apostle saith Destroy not him with thy meate for whom Christ died so 1 Cor. 8.11 therefore Christ dyed for them that perish Answ. All professing faith in Christ professe to be redeemed by him and so are to be hoped for of us in charity untill the contrary appeare in this respect are they said to be bought and not absolutely Object Adam was redeemed Gen. 3. and in him all mankind therefore in his loynes all men are redeemed Answ. As Adams house was the visible Church imbracing the promises so were they and theirs visibly redeemed in the judgement of men till the contrary appeared by their sin as it did in Cain and his but as in the Church many are called and few elected so then in Adams posterity it soone appeared Gen. 4. and afterward in Noahs seed Gen. 9.10 but justice and sinne are not alike propagated by Adam for all borne of him are partakers of sinne by imputation and have it inherent in them but all borne of him are not partakers of his faith and Christian sanctity which is not propagated carnally but by the Spirit of Christ Joh. 1. The truth hereof is laid downe thus Christ saved his people from their sins Mat. 1.21 Joh. 10.15 Heb. 9.15 10.14 hee prayed for them and not for the world Joh. 17.9 Now if Christ ready to die prayed not for the world but for them which his Father had given him out of the world then the world is not by him redeemed that is the reprobates of the world Christ is the Mediator of the New Testament which is that God would put his Law in their mindes and be their God Heb. 9.10 But such is not the state of many wicked 2 Thes. 5.2 All men have not faith but the Elect and they beleeved that Word ordained to life Act. 13.4.8 and others beleeve not because they are none of Christs sheepe Joh. 10.26 Christ saith My sheepe heare my voyce and I know them and they follow mee but all heare not Christs voyce nor follow him Ergo he is not a propitiation for the sinnes of all men in generall but for the elect in all places and times which the Apostle meaneth The word Church is used sometimes more largely for such an Assembly as professe Christ the King Priest and Prophet which comprehendeth in it hypocrites and reprobates as well as Gods elect in which respect Paul saith of the Church of Israel All our fathers were under the cloud all passed through the sea were all baptized unto Moses did all drinke of the same spirituall rocke but with some of them God was not pleased 1 Cor. 10.1 2 3. Hypocrites or reprobates in the Church are not properly of the Church but by homonymie of speech as in the 1 Joh. 2.19 Strictly and properly the Church is the company of them whom the Father hath chosen to life given to the Sonne to redeeme sanctifying them by the Spirit and uniting them together among themselves by the bond of faith and love The Church is considered generally and particularly generally as it comprehendeth all Gods family in heaven and earth Eph. 3.15 and brotherhood of all Christians 1 Pet. 5.9 commonly called the Catholicke Church Particularly when companies of Christians are united and compact together in particular places townes or cities as Rom. 1. 1 Cor. 1. Rev. 2. 3. chap. Hitherto I have spoken of two meanes of our salvation and remedies of our miseries namely of election and redemption Now followeth the third which is our Justification being the absolution of sinfull man from punishment because of the satisfaction of Christ the Redeemer apprehended by faith This word Justification is used here for Absolution judiciall when God the Judge absolveth the fault of the man that is accused before him and pronounceth him just and innocent and it is opposed to condemnation as Rom. 8.33 34. Wee may not with the Papists understand here Justification to be the infusion of justice This judiciall act is in this life exercised in a mans conscience wherein God hath his tribunall mens thoughts accusing or excusing Rom. 2.15 After this life it shall be exercised by the sentence of Christ Rom. 2.16 As sinne is a difference from Gods Law so justice is a congruence with the Law both of our nature and actions and as there is a legall justice inherent in men by fulfilling the Law and an Evangelicall justice by God imputed to him that beleeveth the Evangell Rom. 4.5 6. so is there also a legall justification and an Evangelicall Legall justification is from workes done according to Gods Law we stand in the tryall of the justice of God Levit. 18.5 Gal. 3.12 Evangelicall justification is when Gods Law being violated we are absolved from the sinne and punishment by the grace of God and mercy of his Sonne apprehended by faith And by him all that beleeve are justified in all things in which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses Act. 13. Before the fall legall justice had place and shall have againe in the life to come but since the fall in this life the Evangelicall justice is to be sought for The reason hereof is that justification by the Law must be upon the full perfect continuall keeping of the same Gal. 3.10 which is unpossible by mans weaknesse Rom. 8.3 The Law of God being violated by sinne

that it is not possible to find any empty place The figure of the world is round The perfection of the world consisteth in the parts and degrees perfection of parts is such as God sufficiently furnisheth the world with variety of creatures for his glory perfection of degrees is such as that all creatures have such force and vertue as may serve to Gods glory conservation of the world and use of man The beauty of the world is the wonderfull propertie shape and colour which appeareth in all things the perpetuall succession of things by generation that plants and living things dying are yet continued The causes of creating the world were first his love towards us Secondly the shewing forth of his glory Thirdly the fulfilling of his decree The end that God may be knowne and honoured of his creatures The use for men generally all specially the elect The seaventh day God made a Sabbath of rest and of it are to be noted three things 1 Gods resting from creating 2 His blessing it above other dayes 3 His sanctifying it for the use of the Church Chiefest creatures which God created were Angels and men in whom hee imprinted his owne divine Image Angels were created of God Psal. 148.1 5. Col. 1.16 Although it be uncertaine what day they were created yet it may be probably supposed on the first day Angels are spirits finite and compleat they are finite as all other creatures are and so differ from God the infinite and uncreated spirit and they are compleat and full and so subsisting of themselves and therein differ from the soules of men which are incompleat and Essentiall parts of man Angels are in nattre more excellent than men and therefore the most excellent creatures they are called the sonnes of God therefore were created in holinesse and truth the Image of God The bodies wherein Angels sometimes appeared were not essentially united with them as mens bodies be but were assumed for a time though it be uncertaine whereof they were made The end why they were created was first to praise and celebrate Gods glory Psal. 148.2 3. Job 38.6 7. Secondly to execute his Commandements Psal. 103.20 Thirdly to observe and conserve the creatures Psal. 91.11 Therefore Angels are mighty Psal. 103.20 they are swift and nimble and so fly in their administration they execute Gods will with all readinesse and cheerfulnesse They are wise of great understanding 2 Sam. 14.20 they are by nature mutable can change from good to evill as they that sinned are an example Jud. 6. Man the excellentest of all earthly creatures was made both male and female in the image of God Gen. 5.1 2 3. Gods Image in man was the understanding and mind of man so as he had the full right cleare and orderly knowledge of all things created of God and of God himselfe so farre as concerned mans happinesse this is manifest by Adams naming of all creatures and by the restoring of Gods Image in us by Christ which is in all wisedome and spirituall understanding Col. 1.9 Gods Image was in the will the perfection whereof was such as it had a right inclination and appetite to that which was good and a free execution of the appetite or a free will without impediment inward or outward Eph. 4.24 God Image was in the affections as the sensitive desires of nature eating drinking generation in love hatred that these are mere conformable to truth reason and holinesse Eph. 4.24 Gods Image was in the body of man in that it was perfectly framed and disposed in the parts not subject to death or disease his stature upright his proportion most exact his colour amiable have nothing whereof to be ashamed these admirable parts and members also shadowing Gods vertues as the eye Gods all-seeing the tongue Gods Word the hand his Almighty power The soule carrieth an image of the unity of the Godhead and trinity of persons in that there is one soule with three faculties of understanding will and memory the whole man carrieth Gods Image in that he had the rule and soveraignty over all the earth Gen. 1.28 Psal. 8. The end of the Image of God in man was the glory of the Creator and the unseparable joy and delight of man in his owne similitude and union with God Psal. 17.51 Gen. 2.25 19.20 The place where man was set with this image of God upon him was the Garden of Eden or of pleasure commonly called Paradise Gen. 2.8 This Garden seemeth by the description thereof and the rivers therein to have beene about Mesopotamia or Babylon Gen. 2. In this Garden watered with a goodly river God caused to grow every tree pleasant to the eye and good for meat Gen. 2.9 The tree of knowledge of good and evill was forbidden man to eate upon the paine of assured death by eating whereof man should know the difference betweene evill and Good and how heavie a thing it was to disobey the Commandements of God The tree of life was a Sacramentall tree confirming and assuring man of Gods grace favour and conservation in life for ever Gen. 2.9 Rev. 2.7 In all likelihood this Garden of Paradise which is now no where to be found was defaced by Noahs flood untill which time it was kept and warded by Cherubins that men may seeke the paradise which is in the highest heavens Gen. 3.24 2 Cor. 12.4 Luk. 23.43 In the Paradise man was imployed first to serve God his Creator procure his owne eternall blisse whereunto hee was fitted with freedome of will for perfect obedience according to the tenor of the covenant of workes Secondly to dresse and till the garden This covenant of workes graven in mans heart as may be gathered by Gen. 3.8 4.6 Rev. 2.14.16 was sealed with two Sacramentall trees the first the tree of life assuring life and glory if hee obeyed the second of knowledge assuring death if hee transgressed hitherto of the creation of the world now followeth the conservation and government of the same Unto the conservation of the world pertaineth first the knowledge of God which is such as he exactly and fully discerneth all things what they are of what sort what they can doe and what shall become of them in the end for from the beginning of the world he knoweth all his workes Gods knowledge is not onely in generall but of every particular and of their severall actions words and thoughts Psal. 139.2 3 4. It reacheth to smallest and vilest creatures Mat. 10.30 As God knoweth so he willeth and appointeth all things concerning the creatures Jer. 25.5 6 7. Gods Will and appointment extendeth also to beasts and the vilest creatures Mat. 10.29 God manifesteth not all his will concerning his creatures and his dealing with them Mat. 24.36 so then Gods revealed will and his secret will are not opposite but onely members and degrees of will Gods will is 1 Absolute 2

himselfe and us 2 Glory 3 The taking of the Kingdome 4 The administration of the Kingdome 5 The resignation of the Kingdome to his Father Victory is whereby Christ overcommeth the devill and sinne and death and subdued them under him and his Heb. 2.14 1 Cor. 15.54 57. Glory is the exaltation and glorification of Christ and that of the whole person but in divers respects for his divine nature was exalted not by increase of essence or of glory his humane nature was exalted both by increase and manifestation Glory is the Kingly dignity consisting of three things 1 Putting off infirmities 2 Glorification of the humane nature 3 Triumph over enemies Putting off infirmities was when Christ was delivered from all weaknesse of body and mind which for our sakes hee tooke upon him as death paine hunger thirst sorrow Rom. 6.9 1 Cor. 15.42 43. Glorification of the humane nature is its perfection by assuming new habits and powers Joh. 7.39 Christs body was glorified in that it was made incorruptible 1 Cor. 15.33 firme strong nimble spirituall splendent 1 Cor. 15.43 Mat. 17.2 3. His soule was glorified by the perfection of the understanding such as in his base estate hee knew not even all things in all places and times so farre forth as a created mind is capable of and by perfection of will and all vertues that a created will is capable of Triumph over enemies was his resurrection and manifestation after Psal. 68.1 This arising againe was the restoring of the humane nature unto life and the glorious and powerfull lifting of it out of the grave As by Christs sufferings and death hee wrought satisfaction and justice for his elect so by his resurrerection as the principall cause hee conferreth the effectuall application of justice and satisfaction The efficient cause of Christs resurrection was God the Father Act. 2.24 the Sonne Joh. 17.18 the Holy Ghost Rom. 18.11 The end of his rising is the glory of God the Father Rom. 6.4 of the Sonne Act. 3.15 to fulfill prophesies and figures 1 Cor. 15.4 to confirme the legall covenants Do this and live to justifie us by applying benefits Rom. 4.25 The benefits and fruits wee have by his resurrection are these 1 A full assurance and certainty of faith touching him 2 Full satisfaction for us as our surety and our applied justification Rom. 4.25 and 8.34 4 The gift of the Holy Ghost to quicken us from sinne Rom. 6.4 Eph. 2.5 5 Assurance of our last resurrection 1 Cor. 15.12 20 22. 1 Thess. 4.14 6 Certainty of our perseverance in faith Rom. 6.9 Gal. 2.20 7 Confidence of our hope and eternall life Col. 1.18 Rom. 8.17 5.10 1 Pet. 3.20 21. The forme and manner of Christs resurrection was first his soule returned to the body secondly the time was the third day thirdly the earth trembled for joy as for horrour at his death As hee died the sixth wherein Adam was made and fell so hee rose the first day wherein the world began to be created he rose in the dawning Mat. 28.1 2. so he was the Sun and light of the world As the Angels served him at his birth Luk. 2. so did they at his resurrection Christ was the first that should rise from the dead Act. 26.23 1 Cor. 15. Object But some rose before him raised by the Prophets Answ. Their resurrection was actuall and imperfect for they died againe afterward but Christs was perfect never dying more nor subject to mortality Act. 13.34 The manifestation of his resurrection was his glorious appearing to his Disciples forty dayes to confirme their faith and teaching them things pertaining to the Kingdome of God Act. 2.3 Testimonies of his resurrection were 1 Angels Mat. 28.3 4. Luk. 24. 2 The watchmen Mat. 28.4 11. 3 His Disciples to whom hee appeared oftentimes as to Mary Magdalen at the grave Mat. 28.9 To Simon Peter to two Disciples in the way to Emaus Luk. 24.13 To the company of Disciples Joh. 20.19 To Thomas Joh. 20.26 To his Disciples at the sea of Tiberias Joh. 22.1 To James 1 Cor. 15.7 To his Disciples on the mount at Galile Mat. 28.16 To more than 500. brethren at once 1 Cor. 15.6 To his Disciples on mount Olivet when hee ascended into Heaven Another testimony was the bodies of the Saints which arose and prophesies of the Scripture Luk. 24.25 26. Mat. 27 52 53. Christs taking of his Kingdome was 1 By ascending into heaven 2 By sitting at Gods right hand Dan. 7.13 14. Christ in his naturall body glorified went up in a cloud through the aire or orbes into the imperiall heavens by his ascension he also made way for us and is an assurance that we also shall come thither Heb. 10.19 Joh. 14.3 Also by his ascension hee furnisheth his Church with gifts of the Holy Ghost Joh. 7.39 Christs sitting at his Fathers right hand meaneth a dignity next unto the power of God and is the highest degree of exaltation whereby hee fully occupieth his kingdome gotten by his battell by repressing his enemies and conserving his Church Psal. 101.1 Cor. 15.1 This sitting at Gods right hand in respect of Christs Godhead was the restauration of the glory which hee had with the Father before the world was in respect of the manhood it is the glorification of him with the glory he never had before above all other creatures Christs Kingdome may be considered absolutely or specially His absolute Kingdome is the rule which he hath over-all creatures whether they obey or not and it may be called the Kingdome of power 1 Pet. 3.22 His speciall Kingdome is his rule over the Church which may be called the Kingdome of Grace The nature of this Kingdome is spirituall not of this World the limits of this Kingdome are the ends of the earth Psal. 2. Administration of Christs Kingdome is 1 His giving lawes 2 By executing them His giving of Lawes are outward or inward Outward propounded by the Word and Ministry Inward by the Spirit opening the conscience and giving power to do them Act. 1.3 Executing Lawes is by rewarding good deeds and punishing evill Rewards are 1 Spirituall 2 Temporall Spirituall are remission of sinnes victories over temptations justification sanctification Temporall are the things of this life with the condition of the Crosse in the next life joyes of Heaven Matt. 25. Punishments are inward and outward Inward are griefes feares and torments of conscience Outward are paines sicknesses diseases and in the next life damnation The course of administration in all ages are the opening of the seales sounding of the trumpets shedding of the vials discovery of Antichrist The great and last worke of his Kingdome is the last Judgement the day as hee knew not on earth so neither wee the manner will be glorious with innumerable companies of Angels and flaming fire The resurrection of the just and unjust the change of the living the